1 East Drive, Watford, WD25 0AH
About 1 East Drive
1 East Drive is a semi-detached house in Watford (WD25 0AH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 94 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 31 EPCs). Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £556,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 94% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £496,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 January 2030
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Planning history
1 application on record at 1 East Drive, Watford, WD25 0AH
- Jul 2006PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Erection of part two storey/part single storey side extension and front porch
Extension- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- 06/00671/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 East Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£556,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 22 years.
£496,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
4 March 2021Most recent
£496,000
-0.8%22 December 2020
£500,000
+387.8%over 21 years29 July 1999
£102,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in WD25 0AH: £443,000 (2026–2021).
Versus other East Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 1 East Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,277
Street avg £4,405
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
214/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Library — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Cherry Tree Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.5dB